Royston's nano mix tank

[Royston]

Hi SRC,

alot of seniors whom I have traded with online were asking me to post my tank some even doubt if I got one (some even suspect if I am a re-seller) As my tank itself have a few major crashed issues that is why I feel embarrass to post a 1/2 dead tank. Being a newbie in this hobby with only 5-6mths experience I wish to get all the guidiance & help I can get. Anyway now it looks better and I proudly present my newbie tank about 2weeks after the last minor crash. My GSP & Fiji pipe organ is still recovering from the last crash.

Equipments

Tank:Ocean Free Nano Space 34liters

Chiller: Hailae HC-150A (set at 26^oC)

Pump for chiller: Free from tankset

Tank pump: 500l/hr

Lighting: Ecoxotic LED PAR38 Tricolour

Refugium: StarPets Satellite M

Refugium lighting: FOC from tankset

Media:Coral chips & some other bio media

Salt mix: Tropic Marine w DI water or premix from AM/Madpetz

Fauna

x02 True Percula Clowns

x01 Neon goby

x01 4-strip Damsel

x01 Honey Damsel

x02 Emporer Shrimps

x02 Anemone/Venus shrimps

x15 Sexy shrimps

x01 RBTA

x01 Maxi Clam

Corals

x01 Metallic Green Hammer (Euphyllia ancora)

x01 Green Bubble (Plerogyra sinuosa)

x01 Multicolour- Brain (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi)

x01 Black Sun Coral (Tubastrea micrantha)

x01 Super Sun Coral (Tubastrea aurea)

x02 Flower Pot (Goniopora sp.) "white/purple/blue 3 colours on 1 rock white body, purple/green body & eyes"

x01 Fiji Pipe Organ (Tubipora musica)

x02 Zoa "Stardust & Radioactive"

x02 Mushroom (Actinodiscus sp) "Purple & Deep red"

x01 Ricordea yuma green

x01 GSP (Pachyclavularia sp)

My favourite coral in the tank in only blue led light.

[Evolutionz]

woah thats alot of fishes and invert in your tank! whats your WC regime?

and do your sexy shrimps munch on your zoa skirts? i read they do, if you do not feed them enough..

[rudy17]

Wow bro, ur set up almost identical to.mine! Even the refugium!! How much u paid for the lighting?

[Royston]

woah thats alot of fishes and invert in your tank! whats your WC regime?

and do your sexy shrimps munch on your zoa skirts? i read they do, if you do not feed them enough..

Nope my sexy shrimps don't eat my zoas I normally overfed the tank till I got to change water every 3-4days. I will dose brightwell phytochrom, two little fish marine snow every 2 days. Then daily TDO-C2 pellets for the fish at less once. And frozen mysis & cyclopfreeze left over from feeding my suns every week.

Wow bro, ur set up almost identical to.mine! Even the refugium!! How much u paid for the lighting?

Refugium lighting or the Par38?

[Royston]

Forget to add I got x01 Strawberry crab somewhere inside only comes out in the night.

[rudy17]

The par38

[Royston]

The par38

Replied bro.

[Cruzer]

Nice tank you have but abit high on bioload especially when u do not have a skimmer. Have to maintain a strict schedule of

WC regulary.

[Admiraltian]

Nice nano setup.

[Royston]

Nice tank you have but abit high on bioload especially when u do not have a skimmer. Have to maintain a strict schedule of WC regulary.

Than you. I got a brand new BM Q3 but the hang on clip is faulty waiting for Razali to replace it may take 1wk more. For now as I've said every 3-4 days I will change 15-20% of the water.

[engineer]

Bro, where and how much you bought your refugium (StarPets Satellite M) ?

[azlindaza]

Nice setup..

[Royston]

Bro, where and how much you bought your refugium (StarPets Satellite M) ?

I got it from Y618 can't remember how much less than $13 if I'm not wrong.

[Royston]

Just a update on my refugium added red macro algae.

Added a Aussie Brain a green tuxedo urchin & 3x Nassarius snails.

[azlindaza]

I got it from Y618 can't remember how much less than $13 if I'm not wrong.

Is y618 is at yishun or other place?

[Royston]

Yes, is at Yishun Blk618 commonly refer to as Y618.

[engineer]

Thats aquarium

I got it from Y618 can't remember how much less than $13 if I'm not wrong.

[engineer]

Thanks for the info

I got it from Y618 can't remember how much less than $13 if I'm not wrong.

[reef garden]

Royston, It's amazing your list of corals is long and yet there is space in the tank to add more corals! Do you run an external canister filter only because there is no mention of it anywhere? Is there enough flow in the tank? Do you get algae on your satellite box because mine has an unsightly film at the inlet, walls, base and outlet? If yes, how often do you clean it? How long do you turn the lights on for your refugium? I used to have 10 Sexy Shrimps for about 3 months but they disappeared altogether within a few days.

[nicreef]

FYI: The hang on refu if u want can get at pasir ris there can't rmb name...(opposite the rd of ah beng). The one full of Dymaz product. They got 3 differen size. Just went two weeks back.

Clementi only have 1 size n think limited stock (only saw 1 after visiting them 5 times last 2 mth)..

Yishun dun even have last I visit them 2 mth back.

At least this is what I know

[Kawai]

Can I check with you how is the refuguim powered by? External / internal power head? <br /><br />Sent from my LG-P970 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br />

[reef garden]

The refugium works via an air pump, which lifts and siphon water with the air from the main tank to the refugium. How fast the water flows depend on the capacity of the air pump.

[Kawai]

The refugium works via an air pump, which lifts and siphon water with the air from the main tank to the refugium. How fast the water flows depend on the capacity of the air pump.

ohh, sounds like just what I need. will it be able to acheive a decent flow if i use a strong air pump ? say 200l/h ?

[Royston]

Just an update I got a crash abt 1-2wks+ ago after my rbta dissolve & my tank got infested with red slime(never change water for 3wks) only survivors are the purple/white flower pot, pipe organ(my fav) another green flower pot, my cheatos & my strawberry crab. Since then I've restock my tank again these few days and ordered some 120 degree led lens from deal extreme because I feel that the light is too concentrated at the center of the tank from my par38. I'm looking forward to getting the Jebao wp-25 in SG as I do not think I have enough flow for my new chalice.

[Legent]

Cool tank!